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Structure in Stonehenge damaged due to tunnel work
A 6,000-year-old structure located near Stonehenge was damaged due to tunnel works according to archaeologists. Archaeologists state that Highways of England, that were conducting preparatory works...
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TBM breaks through hard granitic rock on Atlanta water tunnel
The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that was used to achieve Atlanta's water supply tunnel overcame extreme hard rock conditions. The 3.8-meter diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM completed its 8 kilometers...
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India's first railway station inside a tunnel
- Oct, 26, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Railway Geotechnics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
India is about to acquire its first railway station inside a 27-km-long tunnel. The Keylong station will be constructed at a height of 3,000m. on the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line which is near the Sino...
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Unexpected cavern in tunnel construction in France
A Tunnel Boring Machine successfully passed through an unexpected cavern during its drive on the Galerie des Janots water tunnel project in La Ciotat, France. The Galerie des Janots is part of a pr...
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Melbourne's TBMs almost ready to advance
- Jun, 19, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The biggest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the southern hemisphere are on track to arrive in Melbourne on time in early 2019 to build the West Gate Tunnel and Metro Tunnel. T...
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Elizabeth line: The new crossrail of London
The new crossrail, named after Queen Elizabeth, which features a marathon of brand new tunnels beneath the streets of London will open by the end of 2018. The $20 billion crossrail project will ope...
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Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks
- May, 31, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Railway Geotechnics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks. The 420m tu...
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Nuclear tests in North Korea caused mountain deformation and possible radiation leakage
- Sep, 03, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geoenvironmental Engineering Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Tunneling
- Punggye-ri, North Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The underground nuclear explosion in North Korea on September 3rd, 2017 was so powerful that it moved a mountain, according to new research. The blast was North Korea's sixth and largest nucl...
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Singapore's deepest transmission cable tunnel system is almost ready
A network of giant tunnels which will protect Singapore's electricity supply for the future has been completed. The multibillion-dollar Underground Transmission Cable Tunnel Project will house 1,20...
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Patent for cost-saving tunnel seal
A new cast-in rubber gasket corner joint system designed to reduce the risk of segment cracking during tunnel construction has secured a UK patent. The new 'compliant compressible corner', develope...
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